PARK AND ROAD RIDING. 53 



It is a good plan, when you undress from 

 your ride, to ascertain whether your collar 

 and cuffs are sufficiently clean to serve you 

 another day, and if they are not, replace them 

 at once hy fresh ones ; for it may happen that 

 i;vhen you go to attire yourself for your next 

 ride, you may be too hurried to look after 

 what should always be a positive necessity, 

 namely, perfectly spotless linen. 



There is a material, invented in America 

 and as yet but little known amongst us here, 

 which is invaluable to all who ride. It is 

 called Celluloid, and from it collars, cuffs, and 

 shirt-fronts are manufactured which resemble 

 the finest and whitest Hnen, yet which never 

 spot, never crush, never become limp, and 

 never require washing, save as one would 

 wash a china saucer, in a basin of clear water, 

 using a fine soft towel for the drying process. 

 I do not know the nature of the composition, 

 but I can certainly bear testimony to its 

 worth, and being inexpensive as well as con- 

 venient, it cannot fail, when known, to become 

 liighly popular. 



The adjusting of your hat is another 



